Boot-jack



(No Model.)

G. H. HAUKETT BOOT JACK.

No. 403,585. Patented May 21, 1889.

WITNESSES,

%ENTOR m/bff H. PETERS, Plmo-Limo n aar. Washington. DC

UNITED STATES T ATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE II. lIACKETT, OF SOUTH ROYALTON, VERMONT.

BOOT-JACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 403,585, dated May 21,1889.

Application filed October 11, 1888. Serial No. 287,833. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. HAOKETT, of South Royaltomin the county ofVindsor and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in BootJa-cks; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to improvements in jacks for pulling off boots,moccasins, &c.

The object of the invention is to enable a person to conveniently applythe jaws of the jack at the point of greatest resistance to the removalof the boot, shoe, or moccasin, as the case may be, to avoid the injuryand annoyances which exist in the use of the old wellknown form of jack.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a jack embodying myinvention in position to be used for the removal of a moccasin. Fig. 2is a perspective view showing the jaws open and the securing-strapreleased from one of the handles. Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the jawsclosed. Fig.4 is a detail view of a modified construction, showing thejaws adjustably hinged together.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspecification, and in which like letters of reference refer to likeparts in all of the figures, A A represent jaws which are secured toplates B B, which plates are hinged together on the dividing line ofsaid jaws. Said plates are secured to the jaws and the handles,hereinafter described, by means of screws, or in any other suitablemanner.

C C refer to the handles, which are of such length as will enable theoperator to reach them conveniently, and are secured to the jaws bymeans of screws or bolts. A strap or cord, I), of sufficient length toreach around the free ends of the handles, is secured to one of thehandles, as shown in Fig. 2. This strap serves to hold the jaws andhandles together, as shown in Fig. 3, when the jack is not in use. Thejaws are preferably made with concave faces or recesses a a to formbiting-lips b b. In applying the jack the operator is enabled to pinchthe jaws upon the boot or moccasin, &c., at such point as his sense offeeling tells him will best serve his purpose.

By means of the handles the operator is enabled to hold the jack firmlyin position and apply it in such manner as will best serve the purposeof removing the shoe, moccasin, &c.; also, to conveniently use the jackwhile in a sitting position.

\Vhile my device serves the purpose of an ordinary boot-jack, it isespecially useful in removing such articles as moccasins.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings I have shown a modified form of my invention,in which the two jaws are adjustably hinged together. In this instanceeach jaw is cast in a single piece of metal, which is made of a flatplate,'or of other desired shape, to closely fit the handle, and at itsinner end each casting has a bitinglip, Z) or I), while at its outer endis formed a right-angled arm, 0 and c. The arm 0' of the jaw A isbifurcated, as at c, and between the bifurcated portions of said arm isfitted the other arm, 0, of the jaw A, both of these arms having aseries of two or more transverse perforations. These arms are adjustedso that two of the perforations therein register or coincide, and asplit pin, G, is then passed through said arms to detachably connectthem together, and thus form a hinge-joint. It is obvious that the jawscan be adjusted laterally to vary the extent to which they can beeffectively adapted for service, and thus accommodate the boot-jack toshoes, boots, &c., of different sizes.

I do not confine myself to the exact form and construction of partsherein shown and described as one embodiment of my inven tion, as I amaware that modifications in construction can be made without departingfrom the principle or sacrificing the advantages thereof*as, forexample, the jaws and handles may, if desired, be made in two piecesinstead of four, as herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The boot-jackherein described, consisting of the hinged jaws and the handles,substantially as shown and described.

2. The hinged jaws having biting-lips, in combination with the handles,as and. for the purpose set forth.

3. A boot-jack consisting, essentially, of the 5 handles and the jawsfixed to the handles and adjustably hinged together, substantially asdescribed.

4. A boot-jack consisting, essentially, of a pair of handles, the jawsfixed t0 the handles 10 and having the perforated arms, and a split pinpassing through saidarms to detachably and adj-ustably hinge the "jawstogether, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- GEORGE an. .HAOKETT.

Witnesses J. D. DENISON, A. O. BAILEY.

